TESCO VP and General Manager Lance Ernst, IAA Turfgrass Advisor Kevin Mathias, IAA Director Glori Hyman, and TESCO VP and General Manger of Operations Kevin Monaco.
“Power through Knowledge” was the tagline in 1994 when Turf Equipment and Supply Co. (TESCO) partnered with the Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) to host its first Turf Equipment University. Twenty years later, Turf Equipment University has become a premier educational event in the greens industry offering education and training for commercial technicians, golf course superintendents, irrigation technicians, and sports fields and grounds managers.
According to TESCO Vice President and General Manager Lance Ernst, TESCO’s goal is “food, fact and fun.” And for the IAA, funds were added into the mix. At this year’s event, held February 18-19, TESCO donated $2,500 to the endowed scholarship fund that has been supporting IAA students’ education for over 10 years. Since 2003, 17 students have received scholarships through the TESCO endowed scholarship fund. The three 2013-14 scholarship recipients—Kelsie Birney, Matt Park, and Stephen Brew—were recognized at the scholars luncheon held at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City at the conclusion of the Turf Equipment University.
